Paul Ogren:  

Greetings all! After High School (Class of June 1950)I enlisted in the Air Force and spent four years on Active Duty. During that time I did run into Ed Hamelka (Class of 1950) down at Bergstrom AFB, Texas. I have been on across both Oceans in the military. Most of my life was spent in the Transportation Industry. I worked for United Air Lines for several years; in the Traffic Department of Bendix Corporation; as a Traffic Manager in the Trucking Industry;and finally after the Trucking Company was sold and my job eliminated due to the merger, I ended up working for the United States Air Force down at Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana. I had both a Military commitment and also was in the Civil Service working for the Government. I ended up retiring from both the Military (1992) and from Civil Service. (1996) I was married in 1954 to Gail Keenan (Class of January 1954) in Chicago and we migrated to Indiana in 1956. We were blessed with seven children, all girls. Gail and I shared 52 years together...the Angels came for her on March 31, 2007. Through the years we enjoyed Camping and had done quite a bit in the summer months. The last 12 years we had parked our Travel Trailer on a Campground in Michigan on Clear Lake just west of Buchanan, Michigan. Grand kids enjoyed the swimming, campfires and cookouts. So did we!! Now my time is split up between Grand kids Athletic Programs; Fitness USA working out; the Campground in fair weather; Volunteering at the local Hospital Ronald McDonald House, Ushering out at Notre Dame for the Men's and Women's Basketball Teams; also ND Football: Volunteering at Reins of Life which is a Horseback Riding Program for Mentally and Physically Challenged kids and young adults; helping my kids where needed; some very good friends; and generally things around the homestead and...Expand for more